*By state, Washington, DC tops the list with the most IT jobs; by metropolitan area, Silicon Valley leads the way.
For many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a recession that may take a while to recover; in contrast, other sectors were not as affected, such as Information Technology (IT), whose job offer continues to grow steadily.
Although California may be thought of as the state with the most IT jobs in the entire U.S., the highest concentration of technology jobs is in Washington, DC, with more than 581 positions per 10,000 residents, according to research by VPN Overview.
This is followed by the states of Washington (252), Virginia (240), Colorado (211) and Maryland (204); while California is in tenth position, with only 156 IT jobs per 10,000 residents during 2020.
When analyzing job openings by metropolitan area, San Jose Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ranked first on the list of best areas to find tech jobs, according to the research.
And Silicon Valley is home to some of the largest technology company headquarters, such as Apple, Facebook and Google, just to name a few, which is why it has a range of 706 IT jobs per 10,000 residents.
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